First case of imported African tick-bite fever in Poland – Case report
2015
Krzysztof Tomasiewicz | Joanna Krzowska-Firych | Dariusz Bielec | Cristina Socolovschi | Didier Raoult
This is the first report of a case of African tick bite fever (ATBF) imported to Poland from South-Africa. The patient presented with fever of 38.4<sup>o</sup>C, generalized maculopapular rash and single eschar. Diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from eschar biopsies. The patient recovered without any sequelae after 7 days treatment with doxycycline.
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